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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
Adoptive transfer of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells has been shown to have therapeutic effects in experimental graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) models. Chemokines play an important role in the recruitment of alloreactive donor T cells into target organs during GVHD. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of targeted delivery of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells via a transfected chemokine receptor on reduction of organ damage during acute GVHD. High levels of expression of Th1-associated chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11) and their receptor CXCR3 were observed in the liver, lung and intestine of GVHD-induced recipient mice. Recipient mice that had undergone transfer of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ CXCR3-transfected T cells (CXCR3-Treg cells) showed significant amelioration of GVHD changes in the liver, lung and intestine in comparison with recipient mice that had received CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells (Treg cells) or naturally occurring CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells. This was due to more pronounced migration of CXCR3-Treg cells and their localization for a longer time in Th1-associated chemokine-expressing organs, resulting in stronger suppressive activity. We succeeded in preparing chemokine receptor-expressing Treg cells and demonstrated their ability to ameliorate disease progression upon accumulation in target organs. This method may provide a new therapeutic approach for organ damage in acute GVHD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1476-5462
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Therapeutic effect of CXCR3-expressing regulatory T cells on liver, lung and intestinal damages in a murine acute GVHD model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bioregulatory Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan. hitoshih@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't